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Olaf’s passion for sport and exercise followed him all the way through school to university. Suffering with injuries along the way and attending therapy sessions on a regular basis, he developed a keen interest in the human body as well as injury treatment and prevention. A knee operation in his first year at University – and first-hand experience of the frustrations that injuries and the ensuing a lack of direction can bring – deepened this desire to help people get back to their full fitness.

Upon completing his degree in Sports Therapy, Olaf worked at AFC Bournemouth alongside the academy physiotherapist, where he attended to a wide range of injuries and focused much of his attention on rehabilitation techniques. After a year at Bournemouth, Olaf went on to complete his level 3 diploma in personal training, allowing him to take clients from an injured state all the way to fully fit and trained.

In 2017, Olaf took the opportunity to fulfil his dream of travelling through Southeast Asia, returning 5 months later to continue pursuing his career in the sports and exercise industry, joining a Reformer Pilates studio in Hertfordshire. He was instantly drawn to Reformer Pilates, due to its heavy focus on posture, strength and flexibility which, combined with regular training and therapy, will lead to a much fitter, healthier and happier life. Since discovering the discipline, Reformer Pilates has become a firm staple within Olaf’s own training routine, and he is passionate about continually expanding his knowledge about new ways of moving and strengthening the body.

Joana graduated in 2015 from the Red Cross School in Portugal, where she developed special interest in sports and musculoskeletal injuries – prevention and rehabilitation.

 

While still in college Joana volunteered to work as a physiotherapist apprentice in different sports settings: Football with adults; Gymnastics with teenagers; and Handball with adults and teenagers. She continued to work with these groups after her graduation. These experiences provided her the opportunity to deal with complex injuries and to work with people of all ages right from the beginning of her career.

 

Joana moved to the UK at the end of 2016, where she studied dry needling and acupuncture. She has worked in a private physiotherapy setting and continued to maintain a full case load of clients with musculoskeletal injuries. In her time in the UK she has seen an increasing number of patients with chronic lower back pain, for which she developed special interest alongside her sports injury speciality.

 

Her goal is to use her skills and experience to educate and increase understanding of injuries/conditions. With this groundwork, she will work with her clients to build up a treatment plan that is highly customised and in line with your goals. Through dry needling, exercise and manual therapy, Joana will be able to provide her clents the resolution of their conditions as well means to avoid or prevent injury reoccurrence.

 

On her free time Joana enjoys Hiking, bouldering, camping… and building Lego!

Olaf’s passion for sport and exercise followed him all the way through school to university. Suffering with injuries along the way and attending therapy sessions on a regular basis, he developed a keen interest in the human body as well as injury treatment and prevention. A knee operation in his first year at University – and first-hand experience of the frustrations that injuries and the ensuing a lack of direction can bring – deepened this desire to help people get back to their full fitness.

Upon completing his degree in Sports Therapy, Olaf worked at AFC Bournemouth alongside the academy physiotherapist, where he attended to a wide range of injuries and focused much of his attention on rehabilitation techniques. After a year at Bournemouth, Olaf went on to complete his level 3 diploma in personal training, allowing him to take clients from an injured state all the way to fully fit and trained.

In 2017, Olaf took the opportunity to fulfil his dream of travelling through Southeast Asia, returning 5 months later to continue pursuing his career in the sports and exercise industry, joining a Reformer Pilates studio in Hertfordshire. He was instantly drawn to Reformer Pilates, due to its heavy focus on posture, strength and flexibility which, combined with regular training and therapy, will lead to a much fitter, healthier and happier life. Since discovering the discipline, Reformer Pilates has become a firm staple within Olaf’s own training routine, and he is passionate about continually expanding his knowledge about new ways of moving and strengthening the body.

Olaf’s passion for sport and exercise followed him all the way through school to university. Suffering with injuries along the way and attending therapy sessions on a regular basis, he developed a keen interest in the human body as well as injury treatment and prevention. A knee operation in his first year at University – and first-hand experience of the frustrations that injuries and the ensuing a lack of direction can bring – deepened this desire to help people get back to their full fitness.

Upon completing his degree in Sports Therapy, Olaf worked at AFC Bournemouth alongside the academy physiotherapist, where he attended to a wide range of injuries and focused much of his attention on rehabilitation techniques. After a year at Bournemouth, Olaf went on to complete his level 3 diploma in personal training, allowing him to take clients from an injured state all the way to fully fit and trained.

In 2017, Olaf took the opportunity to fulfil his dream of travelling through Southeast Asia, returning 5 months later to continue pursuing his career in the sports and exercise industry, joining a Reformer Pilates studio in Hertfordshire. He was instantly drawn to Reformer Pilates, due to its heavy focus on posture, strength and flexibility which, combined with regular training and therapy, will lead to a much fitter, healthier and happier life. Since discovering the discipline, Reformer Pilates has become a firm staple within Olaf’s own training routine, and he is passionate about continually expanding his knowledge about new ways of moving and strengthening the body.